Animal learning in a nutshell is based on the principles of how animals learn. Not only are we interested in teaching animals lots of different things but we are very interested in *how* we go about it. More on this in future post. 🙂
As part of our program goals… we would love it if everyone training dogs, no matter the volunteer level, could understand WHY they are doing what they’re doing, and what the dog is learning. We don’t expect everyone to become experts and science nerds like us, but we hope to teach people the science behind training, instead of them getting frustrated with the dog, simply forcing the dog to do something he doesn’t understand or opposing shelter guidelines because they don’t understand the “why” behind the guidelines.
